Define "Bay Area". SF, Marin, Oakland, Palo Alto...? You can spend "a few hours' just driving between places.
Friendly suggestion #1: Instead of saying "Cali," say "Cah-lee-FOH-nya." You could get elected governor. Friendly suggestion #2: Don't say Frisco. The natives hate that. I have no suggestions re: Palo Alto.
You need to give more details. If you are going to be in Palo alto. Go check out ikea You could check out the Stanford NASA Ames maybe